Leyman33 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 FF, Thanks for having me on guys... Would love help identifying the fossil in the attached photo. It is about 2 inches by 1.5 inches and sort of hollow ... Filled with a crystalline type of rock. The tube part seems wood like , but the "nipple" like structure on the top lends me to believe its animal life. It was found in TX amongst river rocks. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Internal cast of some plant stem? Something herbaceous or in the grass family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Could be a complete rudist. I've never seen one with the lid still attached. Edited October 25, 2014 by RyanNREMTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Welcome! Looks like a mineral to me. Pictures from more angles would help. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyman33 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Thanks guys... This is getting intriguing... Will attach more photos from a few different angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JimB88 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 looks like arisia to me..what age is the rock in that area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Googling shows a lot of Cretaceous around Dallas - I'm going with rudist too. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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